RPW said in a letter to Rice that journalists in Russia are being subjected to a rising spiral of violence with numbers of them suffering brutal attacks.
The group says that 17 journalists were physically attacked and three threatened last year because of their work. It said violence against journalists constitutes the most serious threat to press freedom in Russia.
(AFP)
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The group says that 17 journalists were physically attacked and three threatened last year because of their work. It said violence against journalists constitutes the most serious threat to press freedom in Russia.
(AFP)
Related:
Russia/U.S.: Analysts Speculate On Rice's Moscow Mission
